Mulling the meaning of astrology signs, J.P. Devine remembers the time his life changed on the spot.
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‘Breaking’ gives us a Denzel-ish performance by John Boyega, J.P. Devine says
All Brian Brown-Easley wanted on July 7, 2017, was $892.34, the amount that some far away cog in the rusty wheels of the Dept. of Veteran Affairs had, for some reason, withheld from his last disability check. Brian (played here by a remarkable John Boyega, with a hint of Denzel-ish ferocity aboard) at this time […]
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On the Edge: Ties and tablecloths
Pondering the meaning of ‘fine dining,’ J.P. Devine realizes the truth is in the details … and who you date.
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‘The Last Movie Stars’ about Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward
It’s long, this tortuous, winding road down the history of the family Newman, six long hours to be precise. Each segment runs about an hour each. That’s a long sit when all you’re learning about is secrets behind the glossy, turbulent love life of two very blonde, very blue-eyed movie stars, Paul Newman and […]
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On the Edge: Fever dreams and hallucinatory thoughts
Oppressive heat, in Maine of all places, led to a swampy, sleepless night for J.P. Devine as his thoughts lurched from Hoffa to O’Toole.
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‘Hemingway’ entertaining, splendid re-hash of great writer’s life, career
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s three-part, six-hour documentary series, “Hemingway,’ examines the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers – Ernest Hemingway. It does indeed, and as usual, Burns delivers a six-hour entertaining and splendid re-hash of the great writer’s life and career. Burns’ piece, narrated by […]
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On the Edge: Got the HORN?
Cautiously passing the time on a summer day, J.P. Devine observes others who are oblivious of the horrors of HORN.
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‘Get Low’ a tender-hearted, ancient ghostly love story
Equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party
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On the Edge: The keeper of the flame
Many characters come in and out of J.P.’s stories, and some of them are potent reminders of a past that remembers.
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The dogs seem to be the only ones we can trust in “The Old Man,” J.P. Devine writes
Just as we had decided to move on to newer pastures, we find ourselves stuck in the quick sand of “The Old Man,” a superior CIA thriller, Episode Three. “The Old Man” AKA “Dan Chase” ( Jeff Bridges) is getting deeper, smokier, darker, more intense. It’s a like a rich dessert we take in after […]